{
  "id": 638009,
  "title": "2019 protests: 6 seek appeals for obstructing justice over PolyU campus bridge escape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/2019-protests-6-seek-appeals-for-obstructing-justice-over-polyu-638009",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:47:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
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    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/12/2019-protests-6-seek-appeals-for-obstructing-justice-over-polyu-campus-bridge-escape/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Six people who rappelled off a bridge and fled from a university campus besieged by police at the peak of the pro-democracy protests in 2019 are seeking an appeal against their earlier convictions for perverting the course of justice. The six defendants, who were earlier found guilty and handed prison sentences after they fled into […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}